Electricity generating apparatus



April 4, 1933. B. cs. GlLLlO ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS Invenlor 2Sheets-Sheet 1 April 4, 1933. B, 5 GILLIQ 1,903,307

ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 11, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Inventor fiaia's Zia 6 1 ,fla'ZZa'o,

flltorney Patented Apr. 4, 1933 PATENT OFFICE BATTISTA GIOVANNI GILLIO,OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS Applicationfiled January 11, 1932.

The present invention relates to an electricity generating apparatus andhas for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, an apparatus of this character embodying a novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts through the medium of which wind isutilized for actuating one or more generators.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an electricity generatingapparatus of the aforementioned character which will be simple inconstruction, strong, efficientand reliable in use and which may bemanufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view in top planof an apparatus in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through theapparatus.

Figure 3 is a View in elevation looking at the intake end of theconduits.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical cross section through the conduitsshowing the means for supporting the same on the frame.

Figure 5 is a detail view in front elevation of one of the conduitsupporting brackets.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, thereference numeral 1 designates generally a frame comprising thelongitudinal side bars 2 between the ends of which the front andintermediate cross bars 3 and 4, respectively, extend. The cross bar 3extends beyond the side bars 2 and terminates in depending arms 5 uponwhich the front supporting wheels 6 are mounted for rotation.

The frame 1 further includes the longitudinal bars 7 which are inwardlyoffset with respect to the bars 2 and connected, at their forward ends,to the cross bar 4. A cross bar 8 extends between and beyond the bars 7at the rear ends thereof, said bar 8 being Serial No. 586,004.

coextensive with the bar 3 and terminating, at its ends, in thedepending arms 9 upon which the rear supporting Wheels 10 are mountedfor rotation.

A transverse shaft 11 is journaled in bearings provided therefor on thelower sides of intermediate portions of the bars 7 of the frame 1, saidshaft 11 projecting laterally beyond the bars 7 and being operativelyconnected, at its ends, to the generators 12 which are mounted onsuitable supporting brackets 13 which extend from the bars 7. A windwheel 14 is fixed on the shaft 11 between the bars 7.

The reference numeral 15 designates a series of wind conduits which aremounted substantially longitudinally beneath the frame 1. The conduits15 taper from their front ends to their rear ends and have said rearends positioned adjacent the wind wheel 14 in a manner to cause therapid rotation of said wind wheel by air directed against the bladesthereof by the conduits when the apparatus is moved forwardly or whensuf ficient air is passed through the conduits. This is illustrated toadvantage in Figure 2 of the drawings. At the forward or intake endsthereof the conduits 15 are provided with a common flared mouth 16 fordirecting the wind thereinto.

A hanger 17 depends from the bar at of the frame 1 and the rear ends ofthe conduits 15 are supported on said hanger 17 by a bracket 18 of aconstruction illustrated to advantage in Figures 1 and 5 of thedrawings. The for- 35 wardends of the conduits 15 are supported on thecross bar 3 of the frame 1 by a bracket 19 which is similar to theln'acket 18 with the exception that it is larger to accommodate thecomparatively large forward end portions of the conduits.

In use, the apparatus may be connected to the front of a suitablevehicle, such as an automobile or railroad car to be driven for wardlythereby. Forward movement of the apparatus causes air to pass throughthe flared mouth 16 into the conduits 15 from which said air isdischarged under considerable pressure through the comparatively smallor restricted rear ends of the conduits 1,908,307 "r j :21 0K 5 h einst-the blades of the wheel 14. The W as] 14 is, of course, rotated bythe pressure of the air therea and the generators 12 are actuated. T eelectric current from the 5 generators 12 may be used for any desired5*; pur as for charging storage batteries we Olfl t e vghicles.Thtearstorage batteries mafay, a 0 c 5" S M is Q T elighgi gf' it :iofior t e staftifig motor 10 0f the vehicle if said vehicle is anautomof bile. If sufi cignt wind is blovving the a paratus may reinainstationary "and stil function satisfactorily if. disposed "with its a gforward end toward the wind. Also, if de- 15 sired, the wheeledsupporting framemay'be V yvith and the apparatus mounted v vdy'dfthe'vhicll wieiea'thafithe many advantages of 'aifeiebtficitygefiesecihg a'p mms in accordv a ance witlaghe resent iflb-rrtibn'willbe read- 3 e hhd althoughthe breferred i 4 hi1 t"of tiie'inventidnis as illustrated i I fdeacribed dt" isfltbbe understood that i iilthedetails of construction and in 3 a coinliiiiation aii'd arrangement ofparts yb resortd'tovsfhich wii'f'fa'll within the e I fsckj1of theinvention claimed. at is chimedisii Ili combination with a vehicleincluding a 3 a transverse shaft journalled in the art er the hide, anelongated wind Vai -tea Shaffl'a transversely art linger from the framein L: Y V v, ivihd wheel,asubsta-ntiallychang; nligiimed 'bgfitfflephding from the a hanger flnd'fhavi'iig Bight partformed helul'mberiiifsubstantrafly semi-circular 1;: similar bi a'clt'etdepending from 5",, [if E I 1 W W H 'ardtlie fram, a substantiallyrovv'd frelgwafdlytapered tubes, which -1 rear part fitting in aofthereai bracket and a forward part Q a recessofthe"frontbra'cket, the

e ien ds ofitheftlfiie's directing air passing v g aeerehhsehgh agap tth' wind wheel and a figfront endegtending' in front "of the e q. he e a19M 5 wafiged elon- I 'flarin mouth forming member having ,a l orizdntarow openings in its rear and Q end for receiving the front ends of thetubes the length ofthe rear end of the row hiifihes eihsli'glhtlygreater than the length of the wind whee .7 whereof I aflix mysignature. a .QBAHIS A GIOVANNI GILLIO.

